delikado
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/
Adjective
delikádo
- delicate
- Synonym: pino
- dangerous
- Synonyms: peligroso, alaman
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [d̪ɪ.l̪ɪˈka.d̪ʊ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Adjective
delikado
- dangerous, risky
- Synonym: peligroso
Etymology 2
Short for the Cebuano phrase delikado mabayot (“at risk of turning gay”).
Adjective
delikado
- (colloquial, humorous) susceptible (see usage notes)
Interjection
delikado
- (colloquial, humorous) susceptible (see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Used as a response to a straight male friend's appreciation of another man's attractive physical appearance.
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [de.liˈka.do]
Adjective
delikado
- weak; sickly
- frail
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- dilikado
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado, from Latin delicātus.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [de.lɪˈxa.do]
Adjective
delikado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)
- dangerous; risky
- Synonyms: mapanganib, peligroso, (slang) deliks
- serious; grave
- Synonyms: malubha, malala
- fastidious; choosy; prudish
- Synonyms: maselang, pihikan, pilian
Derived terms
- deliks
- kadelikaduhan
Related terms
- delikada
- delikadesa